Stanford University/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory H-1B wage filings
Menlo Park, CA. Last filed in fiscal 2026. Figures cover every filing since fiscal 2020; none in the latest 12 months reach five.
Stanford University/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory filed 245 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2026. The median wage it offered was $95,800, 46.1% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Staff Engineer II (38 filings, median $95,800).
- Filings since FY2020
- 245
- Positions covered
- 240
- Certified
- 98.0%
- Job titles
- 34
- Worksite cities
- 9
- Last filed
- FY2026
Offered wage since 2020
Stanford University/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's median H-1B wage offer rose 5%, from $91,500 in fiscal 2020 to $95,800 in fiscal 2023. In fiscal 2023 it was 45.2% above the prevailing wage. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2022, with 70 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Stanford University/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2025 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2024 | 3 | $92,488 | −3.5% | $57,949 | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 59 | $95,800 | −7.4% | $65,957 | +45.2% |
| 2022 | 70 | $103,407 | +11.5% | $70,616 | +54.6% |
| 2021 | 69 | $92,774 | +1.4% | $59,967 | +46.1% |
| 2020 | 42 | $91,500 | n/a | $56,181 | +37.8% |
Offered wage by job title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing | Median since 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff Engineer II | 38 | $95,800 | +108.2% | +12% since 2021 | |
| Research Associate - Experimental | 35 | $72,744 | +22.9% | +1% since 2020 | |
| Associate Scientist | 28 | $97,000 | +45.2% | −3% since 2021 | |
| Staff Engineer 3 | 24 | $110,700 | +60.2% | −8% since 2021 | |
| Staff Scientist | 22 | $125,000 | +75.5% | +2% since 2021 | |
| Project Scientist | 21 | $91,500 | +55.9% | ||
| Research Associate | 13 | $61,589 | at the minimum | ||
| Associate Staff Scientist | 10 | $97,000 | +72.7% | ||
| Research Associate - Theoretical | 7 | $70,668 | +20.9% | ||
| Staff Engineer 4 | 6 | $142,390 | +71.6% | ||
| Life Science Research Professional 2 | 4 | $71,356 | +39.0% | ||
| Network Specialist 2 | 3 | $121,551 | +1.5% | ||
| Software Developer II | 3 | $113,402 | at the minimum | ||
| Life Science Research Prof 2 | 2 | $63,284 | at the minimum | ||
| Physical Science Research Professional 1 | 2 | $80,860 | at the minimum | ||
| Science & Engineering Associate 2 | 2 | $84,900 | +53.8% | ||
| System Administrator III | 2 | $139,026 | +20.6% | ||
| Business Operations Manager 4 | 1 | $219,294 | +1.0% | ||
| (Digital Electronics) Staff Engineer 2 | 1 | $95,800 | +48.7% | ||
| Electronics Staff Engineer 2 | 1 | $93,800 | +224.7% | ||
| Facilities Engineer 2 | 1 | $103,500 | +13.1% | ||
| Facilities Services Manager | 1 | $108,600 | +14.2% | ||
| Health Physicist 3 | 1 | $112,403 | at the minimum | ||
| Network Specialist 3 | 1 | $119,766 | at the minimum | ||
| Professor | 1 | $188,754 | +10.0% | ||
| Research Associate - Machine Learning | 1 | $76,212 | +7.9% | ||
| Research Associate - Theoretical (Particle Physics | 1 | $70,668 | +14.7% | ||
| Research Technical Manager 2 | 1 | $128,170 | at the minimum | ||
| Research Technical Manager 3 | 1 | $208,478 | at the minimum | ||
| Software Developer | 1 | $141,287 | +41.7% | ||
| Software Developer III | 1 | $135,448 | +35.9% | ||
| Staff Engineer 2 - Power Electronics Engineer | 1 | $95,800 | +228.0% | ||
| Staff Engineer 2 - RF Engineer | 1 | $108,000 | +269.8% | ||
| Staff Engineer I | 1 | $72,300 | +72.8% | ||
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Menlo Park, CA | 231 | $95,800 |
| Stanford, CA | 6 | $97,098 |
| Santa Barbara, CA | 2 | $80,371 |
| Meno Park, CA | 1 | $128,170 |
| Mountain View, CA | 1 | $141,287 |
| Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $75,816 |
| Pasadena, CA | 1 | $103,000 |
| Santa Clara, CA | 1 | $108,600 |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 1 | $100,395 |
By visa type: 240 H-1B, 5 E-3 (Australia). By outcome: 211 certified, 29 certified and later withdrawn, 5 withdrawn before a decision.
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages Stanford University/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- 1 filing is for part-time work. Hourly wages are shown as full-time equivalents (2,080 hours a year) so they can be compared.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.